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05-17-21, 08:15 AM
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smelling the roses
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A stroke of good fortune. I got in touch, via fb, with my former riding buddy, who now lives in Spain. Via a group he posted, I'm finding complete giro stages uploaded. The commentator proved the Colombian origins of the feed when he went bat**** over Bernal's victory in stage nine. I had to check to see if it was really the final stage. It was not
05-17-21, 08:17 AM
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smelling the roses
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05-17-21, 08:27 AM
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So it is
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05-17-21, 08:31 AM
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So it is
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It's hard to be a pacifist in this case. She raced with the 50+123 men, and the open classes, because she wanted to get better. I raced with her a few times, and she was a legitimate badass.
It's hard to be a pacifist in this case. She raced with the 50+123 men, and the open classes, because she wanted to get better. I raced with her a few times, and she was a legitimate badass.
05-17-21, 08:44 AM
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That sucks. It's stories like that that upset my wife about me riding on the roads.
Same thing happened to a local female competitive cyclist some years ago.
Same thing happened to a local female competitive cyclist some years ago.
05-17-21, 08:45 AM
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what would the benefit of getting oversized pulley wheels?
05-17-21, 09:03 AM
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It's hard to be a pacifist in this case. She raced with the 50+123 men, and the open classes, because she wanted to get better. I raced with her a few times, and she was a legitimate badass.
It's hard to be a pacifist in this case. She raced with the 50+123 men, and the open classes, because she wanted to get better. I raced with her a few times, and she was a legitimate badass.
05-17-21, 09:12 AM
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05-17-21, 09:27 AM
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It's hard to be a pacifist in this case. She raced with the 50+123 men, and the open classes, because she wanted to get better. I raced with her a few times, and she was a legitimate badass.
It's hard to be a pacifist in this case. She raced with the 50+123 men, and the open classes, because she wanted to get better. I raced with her a few times, and she was a legitimate badass.
05-17-21, 10:00 AM
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cowboy, steel horse, etc
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This is the best coffeeshop layout bar none. They should all be required to have walkup windows.
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05-17-21, 10:03 AM
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he said member
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05-17-21, 10:10 AM
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05-17-21, 10:13 AM
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It's hard to be a pacifist in this case. She raced with the 50+123 men, and the open classes, because she wanted to get better. I raced with her a few times, and she was a legitimate badass.
It's hard to be a pacifist in this case. She raced with the 50+123 men, and the open classes, because she wanted to get better. I raced with her a few times, and she was a legitimate badass.
05-17-21, 10:40 AM
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It's hard to be a pacifist in this case. She raced with the 50+123 men, and the open classes, because she wanted to get better. I raced with her a few times, and she was a legitimate badass.
It's hard to be a pacifist in this case. She raced with the 50+123 men, and the open classes, because she wanted to get better. I raced with her a few times, and she was a legitimate badass.
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05-17-21, 11:04 AM
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05-17-21, 11:06 AM
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05-17-21, 11:06 AM
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Should Be More Popular
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It's hard to be a pacifist in this case. She raced with the 50+123 men, and the open classes, because she wanted to get better. I raced with her a few times, and she was a legitimate badass.
It's hard to be a pacifist in this case. She raced with the 50+123 men, and the open classes, because she wanted to get better. I raced with her a few times, and she was a legitimate badass.
05-17-21, 11:06 AM
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Supposedly make drivetrain more efficient but I think this benefit is miniscule.
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05-17-21, 11:09 AM
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05-17-21, 11:09 AM
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05-17-21, 11:12 AM
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As a ute I did hear stories of people putting weights in the back when it snowed.
05-17-21, 11:12 AM
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It's hard to be a pacifist in this case. She raced with the 50+123 men, and the open classes, because she wanted to get better. I raced with her a few times, and she was a legitimate badass.
It's hard to be a pacifist in this case. She raced with the 50+123 men, and the open classes, because she wanted to get better. I raced with her a few times, and she was a legitimate badass.
05-17-21, 11:15 AM
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05-17-21, 11:24 AM
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The larger diameter jockey wheels means that the chain doesn't have to bend as tightly going around them. This does save a teeny bit of energy, but it's prolly best to think of OSPWs as pinky rings - they're divisive pieces of bike jewelry.